• Shotgun were a 1970s rock band from Dallas. The band consisted of Guy Houston on drums, Hugh Coleman on bass, John Michael Soria on lead guitar, Russ Skarsten on keyboards, and Billy Metcalf on lead vocals.  The band's 1976 album, recorded but never released, Dallasian Rock was remastered and reissued by ShroomAngel Records, in 2014. Reviewing the album for seaoftranquility.org, Pete Pardo awarded the album five stars and said: "This is incredible material that should have been huge back in the day, and the amazing thing is it still sounds fresh and exciting here in 2014. The ShroomAngel team have done a wonderful job on the remastering, so be prepared for a killer listening experience."
  • CD issue of recordings originally released in 1978 and 1981.  Import from Mexico, CD is new and never played housed in a slipcase.
  • Audience 8.7 - Actually not bad but it’s very close to the main PA and thus loud and noisy. There’s an annoying frequency somewhere between the mid and high that needs to be compressed. At first I thought this was a soundboard, it might be mistaken for one. It’s so close to the speakers, I mean this recording puts you in the front row. I do like it despite my concerns.
  • Audience 7.2–8.2 - What you get here is a very raucous sounding tape because when the band is at full volume the recorder can’t deal with it so there’s some clutter and slight high end break up, but when the band is more low key, such as a straight blues number, it’s wonderful. The music? Off the hook jamming!
  • Soundboard 9.7 - Both as good as it gets. Pro all the way.…a must have!
  • Audience 7.9 - Not the best sound mix here, and it kind of blasts through your speakers, but it’s rollicking good fun mate!
  • Brand New - Sealed  Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Rare 1983/84 Demos.
  • Soundboard 8.7 - What we have here with these two shows are a couple of primitive soundboards, and by that I mean they may have run the sound through the board but what ended up on the tape is NOT what you would expect. It's not a manicured, expert mix and pristine sound, it's a very raw, brutal, loud, obnoxious, hellish, and violent turbulence of sound that somehow fits the vibe to a tee. This is Slayer, in 1985, and it sounds like it. Wonderful in its rawness, brutal in its aggressive sonic assault, and 100% vintage Slayer.

    Slayer The Dawn Of Slayer Disc 1 Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands May 31, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor of Sin 4. The Final Command 5. Haunting the Chapel 6. Praise of Death 7. Fight Till Death 8. Necrophiliac 9. Black Magic 10. Die by the Sword 11. Crypts of Eternity 12. Hardening of the Arteries 13. The Antichrist 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare Disc 2 Luttenberg, Netherlands June 2, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor Of Sin 4. Fight 'Til Death 5. Kill Again 6. Haunting The Chapel 7. Necrophiliac 8. Black Magic 9. Die By The Sword Disc 3 10. Praise Of Death 11. The Final Command 12. Crypts Of Eternity 13. Hardening Of The Arteries 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum Solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare 19. Encore Break 20. The Antichrist
  • FM Broadcast 9.6 - Crystal clear, immaculate and precise, a joy to listen to!

    SNACK Benefit Students Need Athletics, Culture & Kicks Grateful Dead, Tower of Power, Santana Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, Joan Baez, Neil Young and Bob Dylan with Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Ben Keith, Tim Drummond Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA. March 25, 1975 DISC I: Interviews w/Garcia & Paul Kantner (03-23 by James Cameron) * GRATEFUL DEAD - Intro by Bill Graham Blues For Allah Milkin' The Turkey Drums Milkin' The Turkey Blues For Allah ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode DISC II: TOWER OF POWER: Intro. Tis Is It Down To The Nightclub Walking In The Sand You're The Most You're Still A Young Man SANTANA: Intro.> Jam> Black Magic Woman> Gypsy Queen> Let The Children Play> Oye Como Va> Los Breos Soul Sacrifice DISC III: DOOBIE BROTHERS Jesus Is Just Alright' Neil's Fandango Take Me In Your Arms Black Water Workin' On You Without Love JEFFERSON STARSHIP Ride The Tiger Fast Buck Freddy Git Fiddler Play On Love Around The World Sweeter Than Honey DISC IV JEFFERSON STARSHIP (cont.) Somebody To Love Volunteers JOAN BAEZ I Shall Be Released Make It Through The Night Bridging The Gap Joe Hill All My Trials the Night They Drove Old Dixie Down A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall Amazing Grace DISC V: NEIL YOUNG, BOB DYLAN, BEN KEITH, GARTH HUDSON, LEVON HELM, RICK DANKO, TIM DRUMMOND Are You ready For The Country? Ain't That A Lotta Love Lookin For A Love Loving You I Want You The Weight Helplesss Knockin' On The Dragon's Door

  • CD issue of music originally released in 1982. Import from UK, CD is new and never played.
  • Audience 8.3 - A serviceable tape that presents a very round bottom end but has a good solid middle during less frenetic jams, and in turn this also reveals great snappy highs. What I think it is, it’s a loud kick drum that intrudes during active sections, not too badly, but it does push itself too far into the mix. Still GREAT stuff and highly recommended.
  • Four Discs of music that will melt your brain. All are either Very Good or Excellent quality, so it’s not a jarring experience to sit through all four discs, they have a certain continuity to them. I think this is a great time period of music and these guys were just on another level.  It’s a fun thing to ponder, whether there are any bands that can do this sort of thing today – and the answer is “I really don’t think so”. SOFT MACHINE TIME TRIPS 1969-1972 Disc 1 Live at the Lyceum, London, October 5, 1969 Lineup Mike Ratledge – Lowery Organ, Piano Hugh Hopper – Bass (Fuzz Bass) Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals 1. Moon In June (17:45) 2. Facelift (4:43) 3. Eamonn Andrews (5:57) 4. Mousetrap-Noisette-Backwards-Mousetrap reprise (7:16) 5. Esther's Nosejob (11:27) Disc 2 6. improv - Facelift middle section reprise (3:50) 7. Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening (0:21) 8. We Did It Again (3:38) 9. Noisette reprise (0:56) 1970-10-10 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London England Lineup Elton Dean - alto sax Hugh Hopper - bass Mike Ratledge - organ Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals 10. -Facelift 11. -Kings and Queens 12. -Virtually (pts.2 & 3) 13. -Slightly All The Time 14. -Eamonn Andrews 15. -Esther's Nose Job 16. -Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging - Pig - Orange Skin Food - A Door Opens and Closes - 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom (pt. 1) - Pigling Bland - Esther's Nose Job (reprise) - 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom (pt. 2) Disc 3 Casino Lido, Venice, Italy September 24, 1971 1. - Drop - MC - Out-Bloody-Rageous (20:57) 2. - All White Slightly All The Time - Plain Tiffs (21:22) Lineup Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, fender rhodes electric piano Mike Ratledge - organ, fender rhodes electric piano Hugh Hopper - bass Phil Howard - drums Disc 4 Piper Club, Rome, Italy 24 April 1972 01 -All White - 7:47 02 -Slightly All The Time 1 - 8:39 03 -Slightly All The Time 2 - 3:36 04 -Drop - 5:56 05 -MC - 5:24 06 -Out-Bloody-Rageous - 14:00 07 -As If 1 - 1:01 08 -As If 2 - 0:50 09 -As If 3 - 3:33 10 -As If 4 - 5:19 11 -As If 5 - 0:26 12 -LBO - 9:04 13 -Pigling Bland - 5:04 Line Up: Mike Ratledge - organ, electric piano Hugh Hopper - bass Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, electric piano John Marshall - drums          
  • Audience 7.2-7.6 - From various locations (taper tries very hard and sometimes moves equipment to a better spot, so quality varies).

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